Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Grushko said: TASS The process of approval of this country’s NATO membership by the Turkish Grand National Assembly. According to him, Russian military planning took into account Sweden’s possible entry into the North Atlantic Alliance.
Grushko noted that it is very important for NATO to eliminate geographical lagoons in the defense system.
“In our military planning we of course assumed that Sweden would be a member of the alliance and would be fully integrated into its military planning and in general,” he added.
Due to Russia’s operation in Ukraine, Sweden, together with Finland, applied for NATO membership in 2022. On April 4, 2023, Finland officially became a member of the alliance. Sweden’s entry it took a long time Because of the burning of the Quran in Stockholm and Turkey’s attitude on this issue.
Hungary, along with Turkey, is the last NATO member that has not yet accepted Sweden’s participation in the alliance. In October 2023, Turkey softened its rhetoric towards Sweden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan himself. contributed Approval protocol to be discussed in the parliament.
previously named results Sweden’s entry into NATO.